Official Web site of the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee, sponsor of the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage since 1969.
LOS ANGELES — Being part of the Manzanar Committee, and having served on the Manzanar National Historic Site Advisory Commission from 1994-2002, I have had the opportunity to meet and work with most of the National Park Service (NPS) employees who have served on staff at Manzanar since it became a unit of the NPS... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee is saddened to report the passing of long-time Manzanar Committee leader Takenori “Tak” Yamamoto, of Los Angeles, on Friday, November 9, 2012. Yamamoto, 74, died of natural causes, according to long-time partner and Committee supporter Karl Fish. Growing up in a large family, Yamamoto was among the... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — On July 31, 2012, the Rafu Shimpo published George Yoshinaga’s column, “Horse’s Mouth - About Signing ‘Markers’ In Vegas, which opened with one of his typical, misguided, ignorant rants that had nothing to do with the headline of his column. This time, Yoshinaga railed against the much-publicized exhibit at the Heart Mountain... Continue Reading →
This year marked the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Manzanar National Historic Site, the 43rd anniversary for the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, and the 25th anniversary of the UCLA Nikkei Student Union’s (UCLA NSU) participation in this event. We arrived at Manzanar early, like previous years, to have enough time to take a personal... Continue Reading →
by Andy Noguchi An amazing 86 to 0 unanimous vote of the National Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) Council ratified the Power of Words Handbook and Implementation Ideas on July 7, 2012, in Bellevue, Washington. This capped a three-year campaign for truthful and accurate terms, and retiring the misleading euphemisms created by the government to... Continue Reading →
by Kosuke Kudo I learned a little about Manzanar through the UCLA Nikkei Student Union, and by visiting the Japanese American National Museum. My image of Manzanar is that is a very isolated and harsh environment. However, I do not really know about Manzanar, or the internment camps. I heard that there would be chances... Continue Reading →
by Carly Lindley Ever since I returned to San Diego from my first Manzanar Pilgrimage in 2010, I have been waiting to go back. My first experience was extremely eye opening, and it brought to life what my Grandpa Harry had told me about his life there. Seeing the snow capped mountains he saw, walking... Continue Reading →
The following is an open letter to C.L. Max Nikias, President of the University of Southern California. It is published here with permission of the author. C.L. Max NikiasOffice of the President University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA 90089-4019 Dear President Nikias: I’m writing as the great granddaughter of USC’s first dean of the College... Continue Reading →
COMMENTARY: USC must change course and award honorary degrees, not just to living Japanese American students who were forced to leave the campus during World War II, but also to those who have since passed away. USC should also apologize for its racist, unjust treatment of its Nisei students in 1942. LOS ANGELES — Over... Continue Reading →
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